Freelance Speech and Language Therapists

As a member of our Speech & Language team you'll get the opportunity to work with a variety of clients and their families to conduct assessments and therapy sessions face-to-face in your local area. Though this is a freelance post, we are all about community and encourage everyone to get involved in CPD activities!

As a freelancer, you will be required to access your own supervision outside of The Owl Centre, but you will have access to peer support from like minded people. 

Why work for us?

You'll be part of a truly brilliant team of clinicians, who really care about the work they do. We’re all about quality over quantity.

At The Owl Centre, we pride ourselves on helping families to access the right help and support they need to make their lives better through delivering the best assessment and therapy services for both children and adults. We've got an exceptional team of highly skilled clinicians, including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, ASD (Autism) Practitioners and ADHD Specialists who work with thousands of families, both through private services and via NHS trusts and local authorities. Thanks to our excellent nationwide reputation, we have become the 'go to' experts for brands such as Netflix, Organix and Aptamil for advice about child development and early communication skills. 

Still interested? Let us tell you more!

What you'll be doing

• Travelling to a school within your local area to deliver assessment and/or therapy services to multiple children throughout the day.
• During assessments, identifying the speech/communication difficulty through observation and testing to understand the impact of the child’s difficulties.
• Using insights gathered during assessments to plan and develop appropriate therapeutic intervention in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
• Liaising with schools, parents and The Owl Centre team regarding any findings and progress made with each child.
• Ensuring case notes and reports are written and uploaded in a timely manner to the relevant system(s).

We'd love it if you had:

• An accredited Speech and Language Therapy degree
• HCPC registration
• At least 1 years’ experience as a Speech and Language Therapist (post-competency)
• Ideally a minimum of 1-2 full school days available to work each week (this would enable you to spend a full day in one school, seeing multiple children – minimising your travel time whilst maximising your earnings!)
• Ability to travel for appointments in any of the following areas: Berkshire, Bristol, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire or Wiltshire

We'd love it if you were:

• A great communicator with the ability to effectively communicate with individuals with various needs. 
• Person-centred - a great communicator with the ability to effectively communicate with service users, colleagues and other healthcare professionals
• Tech savvy – ability to use basic Microsoft tools such as Teams, Word and Outlook
• Highly organised with the ability to work autonomously, managing your own caseload without guidance
• Positive and passionate about our mission
• Able to build great relationships and work collaboratively within a team

Not sure if you tick all the boxes? Don't be put off!

We know that candidates can be put off of submitting an application if they don't feel they are a 100% match, but we'd still love to hear from you! We understand the importance of diversity in building a great workforce and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where our people can turn up, be themselves and thrive.